Investing

The Red-Hot Sector Beating the S&P 500 by Three to One

Biotechnology is a high-octane sector where fortunes are made and lost quickly.

Summer of Easy Money Marches on; Russia’s Largest Food Retailer to Close Stores; When Ad Worlds Collide

Investors can expect near-zero interest rates and stimulus dollars through the summer.

ETF Talk: Eyeing GEMS for Your Portfolio

When I look for an investment opportunity, I am particularly interested in recovering markets. That’s why I was...

A Sideways Summer Stall?

The markets have made a decided move to the upside since late June, but during the past couple...

World Shares near Five-Year Highs on Chinese Rail Action; ‘Suburban Flight’ — Time for Investors to Move on from Housing; Hilton Turning on the Lights in Dark Continent

China is looking into governmental funding of railroad build-outs to help offset the glut of resources needed for...

Watch Out for This Week’s Earnings Deluge

During the last 20 years, I’ve experienced the gauntlet known as quarterly earnings season around 80 times. Let...

Consumers Spending like U.S. Economy’s Recovering Nicely; Detroit is Not Alone in Dire Straits; Japanese Vote to Push Ahead with Economic Reforms

Investors hear a different opinion each week as to whether the U.S. economy actually is recovering, or merely...

Chinese Debt to Stumble After 16-Year Run; Global Indexes Go Their Own Way; Bubble Me Once, Shame On You… Bubble Me Twice

Investors in Chinese corporate debt have just received a wakeup call. After a total of 38 Chinese debt...

ETF Talk: Capitalizing on Japan’s Economic Uptick

The Bank of Japan released a report on July 12 that revealed the country’s first real signs of...

Making Money Alert: The Honey Badger Stock Market

Stocks just want to go higher, and it doesn’t matter if the Fed is going to peel back...